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Not a lot of sightseeing or exciting things happening today. Great for catching up on ‘admin’ and just flopping. Thought I share some impressions of what we perceive as the impact of ‘you know what’ Saturday night in Bangkok famous shopping and amusement malls – like Asiatique Riverfront seem very quiet with hardly anybody around.Continue reading “Thundery shower day in Bangkok”

Bearing in mind that we have been to Bangkok before and have seen some of the big ticket items like Grand Palace / Royal Palace Temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat Pho (reclining Buddha) Canal boat tour to Orchid and Pandan farm and it’s rather a hot day (37 degrees), we opted for some selectiveContinue reading “Selective sightseeing in Bangkok”

Expected 36 degrees today. Decided to take it easy and enjoy a lazy day by the pool – especially after walking around ruins in Ayutthaya in 39 degrees yesterday (blog update to follow) Ok, ok – I can’t sit in the sun all day. So we went for a bit of exploring – in nicelyContinue reading “Lazy day in Bangkok”

The city is a blissfully calm and laid-back, an easy place to kick back and relax. The historic centre of Chiang Mai feels rather residential, more like a sleepy country town than a bustling capital. Yes, there are busy roads with lots of traffic (and the fumes to go with it), but only a coupleContinue reading “Chiang Mai, former seat of the LanNa kingdom”

Chiang Mai has over 300 Buddhist temples (Wats), over a hundred of them inside the old city walls. No small feat to decide which one to visit. After much deliberation I chose five Wats based on importance and variation (and Fergus reluctantly agreed) … 5 temples, makes 5% of the ones in the old townContinue reading “A day to visit Wats in Chiang Mai … and not even scratching the surface”

Leaving Chiang Mai this morning with special express train to Bangkok. Travelling from northern Thailand to Bangkok, we will stop over in Ayutthaya to visit the former royal capital of Siam. It will be a long train journey with plenty of stops. Getting to the first stop (Lamphun), we are already 19 min late. SlowContinue reading “Train journey through Thailand’s country side”

Boarding the train from Chiang Mai to Ayutthaya and looking to sort out entertainment for the next 8 hours,  frantically looking for my tablet … it’s gone! Thinking about last time used it, I must have left it on the plane from Perth to Bangkok. 😡 Ignored a mail from Lost & Found of ThaiContinue reading “Lost and found … and hopefully getting it back”

Never miss out on learning to cook the local cuisine. Another thing we love doing … There are so many companies offering cooking classes – full day or half day. It was difficult to decide what to do. We opted for Thai Farm Cooking school and half day. Excellent decision! We got picked up fromContinue reading “Thai Farm Cooking school – fun day and tasty food”

You can find a lot of things in Thailand that we recognise (the same) but the are different. ‘Same same but different’ as our guide today said.

Being food lovers, we love all the things that go with it. No visit to a country or town is complete without going to a market and seeing what is on offer – no different for Chiang Mai. Admittedly, there are lots of markets around and not all are of the same quality. I reallyContinue reading “Visit to Chiang Mai market”